Chileka Airport Archives

Zobanduka! Plane fails to land due to blackout at Malawi airport

Aug 20, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A plane carrying passengers stayed in the air for over 40 minutes at Chileka International Airport but still failed to land due to power outage and it was forced to go back to Lilongwe. According… ...

Bwalo la ndege la Chileka ligwetsedwa mwezi wa mawa

Jun 03, 2022 Gracious Zinazi 0 &

Bwalo la ndege la Chileka ligwetsedwa mwezi wa mawa kuti pamangidwe lina latsopano. Nduna yoona zamtengatenga Jacob Hara yatsimikiza kuti ntchito yogwetsa bwaloli iyamba mwezi wa mawa. Iwo anati chifukwa chakuti bwaloli lakhalitsa, sipakufunikanso kungolikonza… ...

Infantino cancels trip to Malawi

Nov 27, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has cancelled his trip to Malawi after FIFA Aviation ruled that his plane could not safely land at Chileka Airport. The FIFA president was expected to arrive in the country today… ...

Chileka Airport to be ready for big airplanes in December

Nov 16, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

The Ministry Transport, Trade and Tourism has confirmed that Chileka Airport will be ready for major airliners by the end of December this year. This is according to the ministry's public relations officer, James Chakwera,… ...

Chileka Airport’s main runway to be closed for two months

Apr 13, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The main runway at Chileka International Airport will be closed for maintenance works this month. The rehabilitation of the runway will be carried out from April 24 to July 24 and will affect flights at… ...

Jakobo returns

Jan 10, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Comedian Eric Mabedi popularly known as Jakobo has returned to Malawi after undergoing a successful kidney transplant. He left in November for India to receive treatment for his ailing situation. Government and other stakeholders had… ...

Russian Chess mentor in the country

Aug 07, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Russian Chess trainer Vasily Papin has arrived in the country to drill the Malawi team in its preparations for the upcoming Batumi Olympiad in Georgia. Papin landed on Monday afternoon through the Chileka Airport in… ...